Create and edit PowerPoint presentation artifacts inside the current thread. - This is a stateful built-in tool. `artifact_id` values are returned by earlier calls and persist only for the current thread. - Resume and fork do not restore live artifact state. Export files if you need a durable handoff. - Relative paths resolve from the current working directory. - Position and size values are in slide points. Supported actions: - `create` - `import_pptx` - `export_pptx` - `export_preview` - `get_summary` - `list_slides` - `list_layouts` - `list_layout_placeholders` - `list_slide_placeholders` - `inspect` - `resolve` - `to_proto` - `record_patch` - `apply_patch` - `undo` - `redo` - `create_layout` - `add_layout_placeholder` - `set_slide_layout` - `update_placeholder_text` - `set_theme` - `add_style` - `get_style` - `describe_styles` - `set_notes` - `append_notes` - `clear_notes` - `set_notes_visibility` - `set_active_slide` - `add_slide` - `insert_slide` - `duplicate_slide` - `move_slide` - `delete_slide` - `set_slide_background` - `add_text_shape` - `add_shape` - `add_connector` - `add_image` - `replace_image` - `add_table` - `update_table_cell` - `merge_table_cells` - `add_chart` - `update_text` - `replace_text` - `insert_text_after` - `set_hyperlink` - `update_shape_style` - `bring_to_front` - `send_to_back` - `delete_element` - `delete_artifact` Example create: `{"action":"create","args":{"name":"Quarterly Update"}}` Example create with custom slide size: `{"action":"create","args":{"name":"Quarterly Update","slide_size":{"width":960,"height":540}}}` Example edit: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"add_text_shape","args":{"slide_index":0,"text":"Revenue up 24%","position":{"left":48,"top":72,"width":260,"height":80}}}` Table creation also accepts optional `column_widths` and `row_heights` arrays in points when you need explicit table sizing instead of even splits. Example export: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"export_pptx","args":{"path":"artifacts/q2-update.pptx"}}` Example layout flow: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"create_layout","args":{"name":"Title Slide"}}` `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"add_layout_placeholder","args":{"layout_id":"layout_1","name":"title","placeholder_type":"title","text":"Click to add title","position":{"left":48,"top":48,"width":624,"height":72}}}` `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"set_slide_layout","args":{"slide_index":0,"layout_id":"layout_1"}}` `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"list_layout_placeholders","args":{"layout_id":"layout_1"}}` `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"list_slide_placeholders","args":{"slide_index":0}}` Layout references in `create_layout.parent_layout_id`, `add_layout_placeholder.layout_id`, `add_slide`, `insert_slide`, `set_slide_layout`, and `list_layout_placeholders` accept either a layout id or a layout name. Name matching prefers exact id, then exact name, then case-insensitive name. `insert_slide` accepts `index` or `after_slide_index`. If neither is provided, the new slide is inserted immediately after the active slide, or appended if no active slide is set yet. Example inspect: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"inspect","args":{"include":"deck,slide,textbox,shape,table,chart,image,notes,layoutList","exclude":"notes","search":"roadmap","max_chars":12000}}` Example inspect target window: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"inspect","args":{"include":"textbox","target":{"id":"sh/element_3","before_lines":1,"after_lines":1}}}` Example resolve: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"resolve","args":{"id":"sh/element_3"}}` Example proto export: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"to_proto","args":{}}` `to_proto` returns a full JSON snapshot of the current in-memory presentation document, including slide/layout records, anchors, notes, theme state, and typed element payloads. Example patch recording: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"record_patch","args":{"operations":[{"action":"add_text_shape","args":{"slide_index":0,"text":"Headline","position":{"left":48,"top":48,"width":320,"height":72}}},{"action":"set_slide_background","args":{"slide_index":0,"fill":"#F7F1E8"}}]}}` Example patch application: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"apply_patch","args":{"patch":{"version":1,"artifactId":"presentation_x","operations":[{"action":"add_text_shape","args":{"slide_index":0,"text":"Headline","position":{"left":48,"top":48,"width":320,"height":72}}},{"action":"set_slide_background","args":{"slide_index":0,"fill":"#F7F1E8"}}]}}}` Patch payloads are single-artifact and currently support existing in-memory editing actions like slide/element/layout/theme/text updates. Lifecycle, import/export, and nested history actions are intentionally excluded. Example undo/redo: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"undo","args":{}}` `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"redo","args":{}}` Deck summaries, slide listings, `inspect`, and `resolve` now include active-slide metadata. Use `set_active_slide` to change it explicitly. Theme snapshots and `to_proto` both expose the deck theme hex color map via `hex_color_map` / `hexColorMap`. Named text styles are supported through `add_style`, `get_style`, and `describe_styles`. Built-in styles include `title`, `heading1`, `body`, `list`, and `numberedList`. Example style creation: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"add_style","args":{"name":"callout","font_size":18,"color":"#336699","italic":true,"underline":true}}` Example style lookup: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"get_style","args":{"name":"title"}}` Text styling payloads on `add_text_shape`, `add_shape.text_style`, `update_text.styling`, and `update_table_cell.styling` accept `style` and `underline` in addition to the existing whole-element fields. Text-bearing elements also support literal `replace_text` and `insert_text_after` helpers for in-place edits without resending the full string. Text boxes and shapes support whole-element hyperlinks via `set_hyperlink`. Supported `link_type` values are `url`, `slide`, `first_slide`, `last_slide`, `next_slide`, `previous_slide`, `end_show`, `email`, and `file`. Use `clear: true` to remove an existing hyperlink. Notes visibility is honored on export: `set_notes_visibility` controls whether speaker notes are emitted into exported PPTX output. Image placeholders can be prompt-only. `add_image` accepts `prompt` without `path`/`data_url`, and unresolved placeholders export as a visible placeholder box instead of failing. Layout placeholders with `placeholder_type: "picture"` or `"image"` materialize as placeholder image elements on slides, so they appear in `list_slide_placeholders`, `inspect`, and `resolve` as `image` records rather than generic shapes. Remote images are supported. `add_image` and `replace_image` accept `uri` in addition to local `path`, raw base64 `blob`, and `data_url`. Image edits can target inspect/resolve anchors like `im/element_3`, and `update_shape_style` now accepts image `fit`, `crop`, `rotation`, `flip_horizontal`, `flip_vertical`, and `lock_aspect_ratio` updates. `add_image` and `replace_image` also accept optional `rotation`, `flip_horizontal`, and `flip_vertical` fields for image transforms. `update_shape_style.position` accepts partial updates, so you can move or resize an element without resending the full rect. Shape strokes accept an optional `style` field such as `solid`, `dashed`, `dotted`, `dash-dot`, `dash-dot-dot`, `long-dash`, or `long-dash-dot`. This applies to ordinary shapes via `add_shape.stroke` and `update_shape_style.stroke`. `add_shape` also accepts optional `rotation`, `flip_horizontal`, and `flip_vertical` fields. Those same transform fields can also be provided inside the `position` object for `add_shape`, `add_image`, and `update_shape_style`. Connectors are supported via `add_connector`, with straight/elbow/curved types plus dash styles and arrow heads. Example preview: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"export_preview","args":{"slide_index":0,"path":"artifacts/q2-update-slide1.png"}}` `export_preview` also accepts `format`, `scale`, and `quality` for rendered previews. `format` currently supports `png`, `jpeg`, and `svg`. Example JPEG preview: `{"artifact_id":"presentation_x","action":"export_preview","args":{"slide_index":0,"path":"artifacts/q2-update-slide1.jpg","format":"jpeg","scale":0.75,"quality":85}}`